Peer Reviewed Articles 2022

Peer-reviewed publications by SAIAB Scientists, Honorary Research Associates and Postgraduate Students using SAIAB’s address - 2022.

 Open Access
 
Acosta, A. A., Truter, M., Malherbe, W., & Smit, N. J. (2022). Morphological description and molecular characterisation of Dactylogyrus matlopong sp. n. (Monogenea: Dactylogyridae) from the South African endemic Labeobarbus aeneus (Cyprinidae: Torinae). Folia Parasitologica, 69, Article 021. 
https://doi.org/10.14411/fp.2022.021 
 
Amorim, P. F., Katz, A. M., Ottoni, F. P., & de Bragança, P. H. N. (2022). Genetic Structure of the Mangrove Killifish Kryptolebias hermaphroditus Costa, 2011 (Cyprinodontiformes: Aplocheiloidei) Supports A Wide Connection among its Populations. Zoological Studies61.
https://doi.org/10.6620/ZS.2022.61-04 
 
Andrzejaczek, S., Lucas, T. C. D., Goodman, M. C., Hussey, N. E., Armstrong, A. J., Carlisle, A., . . . Curnick, D. J. (2022). Diving into the vertical dimension of elasmobranch movement ecology. Science Advances, 8(33), Article eaho1754. 
https://doi.org/10.1126/sciadv.abo1754 
 
Bailey, L. A., Childs, A. R., James, N. C., Winkler, A., & Potts, W. M. (2022). Links between behaviour and metabolic physiology in fishes in the Anthropocene. In Reviews in Fish Biology and Fisherieshttps://doi.org/10.1007/s11160-022-09701-2
 
Baldanzi, S., Saldias, G. S., Vargas, C. A., & Porri, F. (2022). Long term environmental variability modulates the epigenetics of maternal traits of kelp crabs in the coast of Chile. Scientific Reports, 12(1), Article 18806. 
https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-022-23165-1 
 
Barkhuizen, L. M., Madzivanzira, T. C., & South, J. (2022). Population ecology of a wild population of red swamp crayfish Procambarus clarkii (Girard, 1852) in the Free State Province, South Africa and implications for eradication efforts. BioInvasions Records11(1).
https://doi.org/10.3391/bir.2022.11.1.18 
 
Bellingan, T. A., Hugo, S., Villet, M. H., & Weyl, O. L. F. (2022). Season and environment modulate aquatic invertebrates’ responses to trout and indigenous fishes in three South African mountain streams. Frontiers in Environmental Science, 10, Article 1061807. 
https://doi.org/10.3389/fenvs.2022.1004939 
 
Bragana, P. H. N., Bellstedt, D. U., Van der Merwe, P. D., Cotterill, F. P. D., Watters, B. R., & Chakona, A. (2022). Nothobranchius balamaensis (Cyprinodontiformes: Nothobranchiidae), a new species of annual killifish from northern Mozambique. Zootaxa, 5174(5), 508-524. 
https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5174.5.2
 
Broom, C. J., Weyl, O. L. F., & South, J. Habitat associations of imperilled fishes after conservation intervention in the Cape Fold Ecoregion, South Africa. Journal of Fish Biology
https://doi.org/10.1111/jfb.15262
 
Cerrilla, C., Afrika, J., Impson, D., Jordaan, M. S., Kotze, N., Paxton, B. R., Reed, C., Schumann, M., van der Walt, J. A., & Shelton, J. M. (2022). Rapid population decline in one of the last recruiting populations of the endangered Clanwilliam sandfish (Labeo seeberi): The roles of climate change and non-native fish. Aquatic Conservation: Marine and Freshwater Ecosystems.
https://doi.org/10.1002/aqc.3785
 
Chaabane, A., Du Preez, L., Johnston, G. R., & Verneau, O. (2022). Revision of the systematics of the Polystomoidinae (Platyhelminthes, Monogenea, Polystomatidae) with redefinition of Polystomoides Ward, 1917 and Uteropolystomoides Tinsley, 2017. Parasite, 29, Article 56. 
https://doi.org/10.1051/parasite/2022056 
 
Chakona, A., Jordaan, M. S., Raimondo, D. C., Bills, R. I., Skelton, P. H., & van der Colff, D. (2022). Diversity, distribution and extinction risk of native freshwater fishes of South Africa. Journal of Fish Biology.
https://doi.org/10.1111/jfb.15011
 
Claassens, L., Adams, J. B., de Villiers, N. M., Wasserman, J., & Whitfield, A. K. Restoration of South African estuaries: successes, failures and the way forward. African Journal of Aquatic Science
https://doi.org/10.2989/16085914.2022.2115970
 
Clark, B. M., Turpie, J. K., Cullis, J. D. S., Dawson, J., Dobinson, L., Kunneke, M. M., & Horn, A. (2022). The impacts of long-term flow reductions and an extreme drought on a large, permanently open estuary, and implications for setting the ecological reserve. Water Sa, 48(2), 134-150. 
https://doi.org/10.17159/wsa/2022.v48.i2.3927 
 
Conradie, W., Keates, C., Baptista, N. L., & Lobon-Rovira, J. (2022). Taxonomical review of Prosymna angolensis Boulenger, 1915 (Elapoidea, Prosymnidae) with the description of two new species. Zookeys(1121), 97-143. 
https://doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.1121.85693
 
Conradie, W., Keates, C., Verburgt, L., Baptista, N. L., Harvey, J., Julio, T., & Neef, G. (2022). Contributions to the herpetofauna of the Angolan Okavango-Cuando-Zambezi River drainages. Part 2: Lizards (Sauria), chelonians, and crocodiles. Amphibian & Reptile Conservation, 16(2), 181-214.
 
Cortelezzi, P., Paulet, T. G., Olbers, J. M., Harris, J. M., & Bernard, A. T. F. (2022). Conservation benefits of a marine protected area on South African chondrichthyans. Journal of Environmental Management, 319, Article 115691. 
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jenvman.2022.115691
 
Dalu, T., Cuthbert, R. N., Weyl, O. L. F., & Wasserman, R. J. (2022). Community structure and environmental factors affecting diatom abundance and diversity in a Mediterranean climate river system. Science of the Total Environment810.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2021.152366
 
Dalu, M. T. B., Mukhuwana, O., Cuthbert, R. N., Marambanyika, T., Gunter, A. W., Murungweni, F. M., & Dalu, T. (2022). Understanding communities’ perceptions, demographics and uses of wetlands in Vhembe Biosphere Reserve, South Africa. Wetlands Ecology and Management, 30(6), 1231-1244. 
https://doi.org/10.1007/s11273-022-09892-2
 
Dalu, T., Cuthbert, R. N., Makhuvha, L., Dondofema, F., & Wasserman, R. J. (2022). Assessing variation in below-ground organic matter dynamics in the Ramsar-declared Nylsvley Wetland system, South Africa. Chemistry and Ecology, 38(7), 617-635. 
https://doi.org/10.1080/02757540.2022.2100361
 
Dalu, T., Cuthbert, R. N., Methi, M. J., Dondofema, F., Chari, L. D., & Wasserman, R. J. (2022). Drivers of aquatic macroinvertebrate communities in a Ramsar declared wetland system. Science of the Total Environment818.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2021.151683
 
Dalu, T., Cuthbert, R. N., Moyo, S., Wasserman, R. J., Chari, L. D., Weyl, O. L. F., & Jackson, M. C. (2022). Invasive carp alter trophic niches of consumers and basal resources in African reservoirs. Science of the Total Environment813.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2021.152625
 
Dalu, T., Cuthbert, R. N., & Wasserman, R. J. (2022). Limited plankton community shifts over winter inundation events in Austral temporary wetlands. Chemistry and Ecology, 38(6), 586-601. 
https://doi.org/10.1080/02757540.2022.2089662
 
Dalu, T., Mwedzi, T., Wasserman, R. J., Madzivanzira, T. C., Nhiwatiwa, T., & Cuthbert, R. N. (2022). Land use effects on water quality, habitat, and macroinvertebrate and diatom communities in African highland streams. Science of the Total Environment, 846, Article 157346. 
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2022.157346
 
Daly, R., Jordaan, G. L., Parker, D., Cliff, G., Nkabi, N., Kyle, R., Fennessy, S. T., & Mann, B. Q. (2022). Movement patterns and catch trends of the diamond ray Gymnura natalensis (Dasyatidae) in South African waters. African Journal of Marine Science44(1).
https://doi.org/10.2989/1814232X.2022.2032826
 
Daniels, S. R., Busschau, T., Gullacksen, G., Marais, H., Gouws, G., & Barnes, A. Cryptic and widespread: a recipe for taxonomic misidentification in a freshwater crab species (Decapoda: Potamonautidae: Potamonautes sidneyi) as evident from species delimitation methods. Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society
https://doi.org/10.1093/zoolinnean/zlac068
 
de Necker, L., Gerber, R., van Vuren, J., Wepener, V., Smit, N. J., & Brendonck, L. (2022). Temporal dynamics of a subtropical floodplain pool after 2 years of supra-seasonal drought: a mesocosm study. Hydrobiologia849(3).
 
Diedericks, G., Broeckhoven, C., von der Heyden, S., Weyl, O. L. F., & Hui, C. (2022). The Role of Directed Dispersal in Driving Genetic and Morphological Structure in Invasive Smallmouth Bass. Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution9.
https://doi.org/10.3389/fevo.2021.790829 
 
du Preez, L. H., Domingues, M. V., & Verneau, O. (2022). Classification of pleurodire polystomes (Platyhelminthes, Monogenea, Polystomatidae) revisited with the description of two new genera from the Australian and Neotropical Realms. International Journal for Parasitology-Parasites and Wildlife, 19, 180-186. 
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijppaw.2022.09.004 
 
Dutton, H. R., DuPreez, L. H., Urabe, M., & Bullard, S. A. (2022). Paraharmotrema karinganiense n. gen., n. sp. (Digenea: Liolopidae) infecting the intestine of serrated hinged terrapin (Pelusios sinuatus), east African black mud turtle (Pelusios subniger), and South African helmeted turtle (Pelomedusa galeata) and a phylogenetic hypothesis for liolopid genera. International Journal for Parasitology: Parasites and Wildlife17 (43-52).
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijppaw.2021.09.006 
 
Edworthy, C., Potts, W. M., Dupont, S., Duncan, M. I., Bornman, T. G., & James, N. C. (2022). A baseline assessment of coastal pH variability in a temperate South African embayment: implications for biological ocean acidification research. African Journal of Marine Science, 44(4), 367-381. 
https://doi.org/10.2989/1814232x.2022.2147999 
 
Elston, C., Cowley, P. D., Murray, T. S., & Parkinson, M. C. Novel insights into coastal site affinity and habitat connectivity of a benthic stingray with implications for management. Biodiversity and Conservation
https://doi.org/10.1007/s10531-022-02494-7
 
Elston, C., Cowley, P. D., von Brandis, R. G., & Lea, J. (2022). Stingray Habitat Use Is Dynamically Influenced by Temperature and Tides. Frontiers in Marine Science8.
https://doi.org/10.3389/fmars.2021.754404 
 
Embke, H. S., Nyboer, E. A., Robertson, A. M., Arlinghaus, R., Akintola, S. L., Atessahin, T., . . . Lynch, A. J. (2022). Global dataset of species-specific inland recreational fisheries harvest for consumption. Scientific Data, 9(1), Article 488. 
https://doi.org/10.1038/s41597-022-01604-y 
 
Farooq, H., Nanvonamuquitxo, C., Nassongole, B., Conradie, W., Bills, R., Soares, A., & Antonelli, A. (2022). SHEDDING LIGHT ON A BIODIVERSITY DARK SPOT: SURVEY OF AMPHIBIANS AND REPTILES OF PEMBA REGION IN NORTHERN MOZAMBIQUE. Herpetological Conservation and Biology, 17(2), 423-432. 
 
Fujiwara, K., Psomadakis, P. N., Swe, T. Y. Y., & Motomura, H. (2022). First records of the two gobies, Cryptocentrus shigensis and Priolepis profunda (Actinopterygii: Gobiiformes: Gobiidae), from the Andaman Sea. Acta Ichthyologica et Piscatoria52(1).
https://doi.org/10.3897/aiep.52.71241 
 
Fusi, M., Booth, J. M., Marasco, R., Merlino, G., Garcias-Bonet, N., Barozzi, A., . . . Daffonchio, D. (2022). Bioturbation Intensity Modifies the Sediment Microbiome and Biochemistry and Supports Plant Growth in an Arid Mangrove System. Microbiology Spectrum, 10(3). 
https://doi.org/10.1128/spectrum.01117-22 
 
Garuglieri, E., Booth, J. M., Fusi, M., Yang, X. Y., Marasco, R., Mbobo, T., . . . Daffonchio, D. (2022). Morphological characteristics and abundance of prokaryotes associated with gills in mangrove brachyuran crabs living along a tidal gradient. Plos One, 17(4), Article e0266977. 
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0266977 
 
Gennari, E., Irion, D. T., & Cowley, P. D. (2022). Active acoustic telemetry reveals ontogenetic habitat-related variations in the coastal movement ecology of the white shark. Animal Biotelemetry, 10(1), Article 25. 
https://doi.org/10.1186/s40317-022-00295-x 
 
Glass, J. R., Belle, K., Berke, G., Bodin, N., Burt, A. J., Duncan, M. I., . . . Talma, S. (2022). Evaluating the Feasibility of Sustainable Seafood Labelling Programmes in Small Island Developing States: A Pilot Study of Artisanal Fisheries in Seychelles. Frontiers in Marine Science, 9, Article 931407. 
https://doi.org/10.3389/fmars.2022.931407 
 
Gon, O., Assel, E., Anderson, E., & Maclaine, J. (2022). A taxonomic re-evaluation of five stomiiform fish species described by August Brauer (1902) with lectotype designations. Zootaxa, 5196(1), 46-60. 
https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5196.1.2
 
Greben, O., Kornyushin, V., du Preez, L., Melnychuk, V., Yevstafieva, V., & Syrota, Y. Cestodes of the Genus Fimbriaria Froelich, 1802 (Cestoda, Cyclophyllidea, Fimbriariinae) from Ukraine, with a Key to Species Level. Acta Parasitologica
https://doi.org/10.1007/s11686-022-00644-z
 
Hanzen, C. C., Lucas, M. C., Weyl, O. L. F., Marr, S. M., O’Brien, G., & Downs, C. T. (2022). Slippery customers for conservation: Distribution and decline of anguillid eels in South Africa. Aquatic Conservation-Marine and Freshwater Ecosystems, 32(8), 1277-1290. 
https://doi.org/10.1002/aqc.3823 
 
Harden-Davies, H., Amon, D. J., Chung, T. R., Gobin, J., Hanich, Q., Hassanali, K., Jaspars, M., Pouponneau, A., Soapi, K., Talma, S., & Vierros, M. (2022). How can a new UN ocean treaty change the course of capacity building? Aquatic Conservation: Marine and Freshwater Ecosystems.
https://doi.org/10.1002/aqc.3796 
 
Harnoster, F., du Preez, L. H., & Svitin, R. (2022). Three new species of Cosmocerca Diesing, 1861 (Nematoda: Cosmocercidae) parasitising frogs Cacosternum boettgeri Boulenger, 1882, Kassina senegalensis Dumeril and Bibron, 1841 and Phrynomantis bifasciatus Smith, 1847 from South Africa. Parasitology Research121(2).
https://doi.org/10.1007/s00436-021-07390-7 
 
Harrison, T. D., & Whitfield, A. K. (2022). Global biogeography of estuary-associated fishes. Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom, 102(1-2), 113-131, Article Pii s0025315422000285. 
https://doi.org/10.1017/s0025315422000285
 
Heyns-Veale, E. R., Bernard, A. T. F., Midgley, J. M., & Herbert, D. G. (2022). The distribution of offshore benthic molluscs provides new insight into South Africa’s marine biogeography. Ocean and Coastal Management217.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ocecoaman.2021.106001
 
Holmes, M., Campbell, E. E., de Wit, M., & Taylor, J. C. (2022). The impact of drought in the Karoo-revisiting diatoms as water quality indicators in the upper reaches of the Great Fish River, Eastern Cape, South Africa. South African Journal of Botany, 149, 502-510. 
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.sajb.2022.06.046
 
Holness, S. D., Harris, L. R., Chalmers, R., De Vos, D., Goodall, V., Truter, H., . . . Lombard, A. T. (2022). Using systematic conservation planning to align priority areas for biodiversity and nature-based activities in marine spatial planning: A real-world application in contested marine space. Biological Conservation, 271, Article 109574. 
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.biocon.2022.109574 
 
Jabado, R. W., Ebert, D. A., & al Dhaheri, S. S. (2022). Resolution of the Aetomylaeus nichofii species complex, with the description of a new eagle ray species from the northwest Indian Ocean and a key to the genus Aetomylaeus (Myliobatiformes: Myliobatidae). Marine Biodiversity52(2). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12526-021-01234-4
 
Jacobs, F. J., Naesje, T. F., Ulvan, E. M., Hay, C. J., Khaebeb, F. H., & Weyl, O. L. F. (2022). Evidence for overfishing of tigerfish Hydrocynus vittatus (Castelnau 1861) in the Kavango River, Namibia. African Journal of Aquatic Science, 47(2), 207-215. 
https://doi.org/10.2989/16085914.2022.2041387
 
James, N. C., Childs, A. R., Kemp, J., Wilsnagh, S., & Edworthy, C. (2022). Turbidity influences the recruitment of Argyrosomus japonicus to estuarine nurseries. Frontiers in Marine Science, 9, Article 953607. 
https://doi.org/10.3389/fmars.2022.953607 

James, N. C., & Harrison, T. D. (2022). A preliminary fish survey of the estuaries on the east coast of South Africa, Mpande to Mtentwana: a comparative study. Water Sa, 48(4), 394-412. 
https://doi.org/10.17159/wsa/2022.v48.i4.3944 

Kakehashi, R., Hemmi, K., Landman, W., Furuno, N., Preez, L. du, Minter, L., & Kurabayashi, A. (2022). Better than mere attraction – adhesive properties of skin secretion in the Common Rain Frog, Breviceps adspersus.
Salamandra58(1). 
 
Kalinski, J. C. J., Polyzois, A., Waterworth, S. C., Noundou, X. S., & Dorrington, R. A. (2022). Current Perspectives on Pyrroloiminoquinones: Distribution, Biosynthesis and Drug Discovery Potential. Molecules, 27(24), Article 8724. 
https://doi.org/10.3390/molecules27248724 
 
Keates, C., Conradie, W., Dalu, T., Dondofema, F., Riddel, E. S., & Wasserman, R. J. (2022). Phylogenetic placement of the enigmatic Floodplain water snake, Lycodonomorphus obscuriventris FitzSimons, 1964. Koedoe, 64(1). 
https://doi.org/10.4102/koedoe.v64i1.1698 
 
Khosa, D., Hargrove, J. S., Peatmans, E., & Weyl, O. L. F. (2022). The extent of hybridisation between largemouth bass and Florida bass across two river systems in South Africa. African Journal of Aquatic Science, 47(4), 507-519. 
https://doi.org/10.2989/16085914.2022.2086845
 
Knuckey, J. D. S., & Ebert, D. A. (2022). A taxonomic revision of Northeast Pacific softnose skates (Rajiformes: Arhynchobatidae: Bathyraja Ishiyama). Zootaxa, 5142(1), 1-89. 
https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5142.1.1
 
Kock, A., Smit, N. J., Taylor, J. C., Wolmarans, N. J., & Wepener, V. (2022). A lentic microcosm approach to determine the toxicity of DDT and deltamethrin on diatom communities. Environmental Pollution, 312, Article 120037. 
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envpol.2022.120037
 
Kock, A. A., Lombard, A. T., Daly, R., Goodall, V., Meyer, M., Johnson, R., . . . Photopoulou, T. (2022). Sex and Size Influence the Spatiotemporal Distribution of White Sharks, With Implications for Interactions With Fisheries and Spatial Management in the Southwest Indian Ocean. Frontiers in Marine Science, 9, Article 811985. 
https://doi.org/10.3389/fmars.2022.811985 
 
Klein, J. D., Asbury, T. A., da Silva, C., Hull, K. L., Dicken, M. L., Gennari, E., Maduna, S. N., & Bester-van der Merwe, A. E. (2022). Site fidelity and shallow genetic structure in the common smooth-hound shark Mustelus mustelus confirmed by tag-recapture and genetic data. Journal of Fish Biology100(1). 
https://doi.org/10.1111/jfb.14926
 
Kruger, N., Secondi, J., du Preez, L., Herrel, A., & Measey, J. (2022). Phenotypic variation in Xenopus laevis tadpoles from contrasting climatic regimes is the result of adaptation and plasticity. Oecologia, 200(1-2), 37-50. 
https://doi.org/10.1007/s00442-022-05240-6
 
Kuzmin, Y., du Preez, L., Nel, T., & Svitin, R. (2022). Three new species of Rhabdias Stiles et Hassall, 1905 (Nematoda: Rhabdiasidae) parasitic in Ptychadena spp. (Amphibia: Anura: Ptychadenidae) and an identification key to Rhabdias spp. from Afrotropical anurans. Parasitology International, 91, Article 102649. 
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.parint.2022.102649
 
Leslie, R. W., Richardson, A. J., & Lipinski, M. R. (2022). Detailed Description and Morphological Assessment of Sepia typica (Steenstrup, 1875) (Cephalopoda: Sepiidae). Diversity-Basel, 14(12), Article 1073. 
https://doi.org/10.3390/d14121073 
 
Leuci, R., Wiles, E., Thackeray, Z., & Vella, G. (2022). Trends in sandy beach variability EThekwini Municipality, South Africa. Journal of Sea Research179.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.seares.2021.102149 
 
Lobon-Rovira, J., Conradie, W., Pinto, P. V., Keates, C., Edwards, S., Du Plessis, A., & Branch, W. R. (2022). Systematic revision of Afrogecko ansorgii (Boulenger, 1907) (Sauria: Gekkonidae) from western Angola. Zootaxa, 5124(4), 401-430. 
https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5124.4.1
 
Lubitz, N., Bradley, M., Sheaves, M., Hammerschlag, N., Daly, R., & Barnett, A. (2022). The role of context in elucidating drivers of animal movement. Ecology and Evolution, 12(7), Article e9128. 
https://doi.org/10.1002/ece3.9128 
 
Madsen, H., & Stauffer, Jr. (2022). Schistosomiasis Control Under Changing Ecological Settings in Lake Malawi. Ecohealth, 19(3), 320-323, Article s10393-022-01606-7. 
https://doi.org/10.1007/s10393-022-01606-7
 
Madsen, H., Nguyen, H. M., Lanza, G. R., & Stauffer, J. R. (2022). A One Health Approach Relative to Trematode-Caused Diseases of People and Animals Associated with Aquaculture. Reviews in Fisheries Science & Aquaculture, 30(4), 542-566. 
https://doi.org/10.1080/23308249.2022.2090830
 
Madzivanzira, T. C. (2022). Towards the conservation of wetlands in the tropics. South African Journal of Science, 118(7-8), Article 12923. 
https://doi.org/10.17159/sajs.2022/12923 
 
Madzivanzira, T. C., Weyl, O. L. F., & South, J. (2022). Ecological and potential socioeconomic impacts of two globally-invasive crayfish. NeoBiota72.
https://doi.org/10.3897/neobiota.72.71868 
 
Majdi, N., de Necker, L., Fourie, H., Loggenberg, A., Netherlands, E. C., Bunte-Tschikin, J., . . . du Preez, G. C. (2022). Diversity and distribution of benthic invertebrates dwelling rivers of the Kruger National Park, South Africa. Koedoe, 64(1), Article a1702. 
https://doi.org/10.4102/koedoe.v64i1.1702 
 
Makherana, F., Cuthbert, R. N., Dondofema, F., Wasserman, R. J., Chauke, G. M., Munyai, L. F., & Dalu, T. (2022). Distribution, drivers and population structure of the invasive alien snail Tarebia granifera in the Luvuvhu system, South Africa. River Research and Applications.
https://doi.org/10.1002/rra.3937 
 
Mann, B. Q., Daly, R., Jordaan, G. L., Dalton, W. N., & Fennessy, S. T. (2022). Movement behaviour of catface rockcod Mycteroperca (Epinephelus) andersoni (Epinephelidae) off the eastern seaboard of southern Africa. African Journal of Marine Science, 44(2), 125-137. 
https://doi.org/10.2989/1814232x.2022.2064548
 
Matley, J. K., Klinard, N. v., Barbosa Martins, A. P., Aarestrup, K., Aspillaga, E., Cooke, S. J., Cowley, P. D., Heupel, M. R., Lowe, C. G., Lowerre-Barbieri, S. K., Mitamura, H., Moore, J. S., Simpfendorfer, C. A., Stokesbury, M. J. W., Taylor, M. D., Thorstad, E. B., Vandergoot, C. S., & Fisk, A. T. (2022). Global trends in aquatic animal tracking with acoustic telemetry. In Trends in Ecology and Evolution 37(1), 79-94.
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McInturf, A. G., Muhling, B., Bizzarro, J. J., Fangue, N. A., Ebert, D. A., Caillaud, D., & Dewar, H. (2022). Spatial Distribution, Temporal Changes, and Knowledge Gaps in Basking Shark (Cetorhinus maximus) Sightings in the California Current Ecosystem. Frontiers in Marine Science9https://doi.org/10.3389/fmars.2022.818670 
 
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